I made this short clip using two MRI image sequences of my brain, the first done in 2008, the other a few weeks ago. Many thanks to Christy Wilson for getting me the hi-res image sequences. This is the first iteration of some video experiments I’ll be doing with these sequences and other biographical footage.
It’s amazing what you can do with a boatload of know-how, patience, and compositing.
Although I actually finished it sometime last year, I only recently took some photos of the piece below. . Contact me if you want to take it home.
APHRODITE AND HER MINIONS
48" x 24"
mixed media on archival paper
2009
I’m showing at Ghostprint Gallery in Richmond, VA. as part of a group show. The opening reception will be on July 2nd, 7pm to 10pm and the show will run until July 31, 2010. I’m showing several pieces for the first time, and it’s my first show Virginia.
Ghostprint Gallery
220 W Broad Street
Richmond VA 23220
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Several months ago I met someone at the Japanese Rock Garden in Castleberry. He described a sculpture he’d recently seen as ‘Afro-futuristic.’ His obvious excitement and the term itself piqued my interest instantly and got my mind racing. ‘What is that? Is that like sci-fi, or retro gone-neon? Does it have anything to do with light saber spears, please tell me it has nothing to do with light saber spears.’ I’m glad I talked to that guy, whose name I forget, because it was like finding something I didn’t really know I was looking for. It gave me great conceptual space to explore that I had (unknowingly) been exploring for years, without the compass of such a sharp term.
Afrofuturism is. We’re making it up in our lives and artful expression. What I love most about basing some work around this is that it’s dynamic because identities are always in flux. Zimbabwe won independence in 1980, the older generations, those who lived through the colonial era dubbed those born after 1980 the ‘Born Free,’ often in a dergatory tone or to imply we lacked the wisdom one can only glean from ‘having been there.’ It’s 2010, the people making things happen now, the young educated, motivated and ambitious crowd are mostly ‘born free’. They are also largely in diaspora and western-educated. Hopefully this line of works will progress naturally from the gross to the subtle.
[the phone pic on the right is 'The Former British Empire' a work in progress :]
July 2
Opening Night (show runs July 2-31)
Ghostprint Gallery
220 W Broad Street
Richmond VA 23220
www.ghostprintgallery.com
I’ll be showing 4/5 new pieces. I’m excited to visit and show in Richmond for the first time.
Saw this great animated piece the other day. I most like the visual storytelling without any voiceover. In tandem, the sound effects and crisp graphic design keep things lively throughout.
